https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/367757
Title: | Standardized mortality ratio of inpatient suicide in a general hospital | Authors: | MEI-CHIH MEG TSENG | Keywords: | General hospital; Hospitalization; Poisson regression model; Standardized mortality ratio; Suicide | Issue Date: | 2011 | Journal Volume: | 110 | Journal Issue: | 4 | Start page/Pages: | 267-269 | Source: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association | Abstract: | Inpatient suicide rates are seldom reported using age-standardized methods. This study aimed to estimate the standardized suicide rate in a general hospital. A total of 27 suicidal patients were identified by the adverse event reports during hospitalization from 1995 to 2004. Standardized suicide mortality ratios (SMR) were examined using the Poisson regression model. The SMR of inpatient suicide was 8.25 (95% CI = 5.67-12.06). Hospital suicide rates were considerably higher than the corresponding general population rates for all age groups and were particularly high in age categories of 25-29, 30-34, 40-44, and 55-59 years after controlling for sex and calendar year. Hospitalized patients had an eight times higher risk of suicide mortality than that of the general population. While the elderly are at increased risk for suicide in the general population, young- and middle-aged patients are the age group at risk for suicide mortality during hospitalization. ? 2011 Elsevier & Formosan Medical Association. |
URI: | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79957598990&partnerID=MN8TOARS http://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/367757 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60040-5 | SDG/Keyword: | adult; article; clinical article; female; general hospital; groups by age; hospital patient; hospitalization; human; male; mortality; population research; risk assessment; standardization; suicide |
Appears in Collections: | 醫學系 |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.